tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662318861484611415.post5660654092490030346..comments2015-03-03T03:46:27.229-08:00Comments on Picardy Project: Insulating the Front Roommeryl rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606557570111758698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662318861484611415.post-47453986112578783872012-02-09T18:56:59.093-08:002012-02-09T18:56:59.093-08:00sara,
sorry about your trouble with insulation, th...sara,<br />sorry about your trouble with insulation, that stinks. from the looks of your site it appears as though your house doesn&#39;t have an attic space which makes insulation your roof even more difficult.<br />we live in california so we don&#39;t undergo freeze/thaw cycles or have to worry about condensation like you guys do. however, i&#39;ve read quite a bit about insulating homes in the great north and suffice it to say that it&#39;s a difficult process. you need to take into account properly venting your roof, having a vapor barrier, controlling air movement, as well as insulating.<br />the easiest way to see if your work paid off is to look at your roof on after the first couple snow falls. if your roof doesn&#39;t have snow and others in the neighborhood do, then i&#39;d say that&#39;s no good. if the snow stays on the roof then you&#39;re good. it means you&#39;re not losing heat through your roof and you&#39;re less likely to get ice damming.<br />as for the walls, the easiest way to get those done is to get blown in cellulose (dense pack) and call it a day. and, in spite of what many people will tell you, there isn&#39;t a terrible amount of heat loss from well-installed windows. now, if you have old windows then it&#39;s a whole different story.<br />anyway, there&#39;s a lot of great information from JLC about this stuff. insulation definitely shouldn&#39;t be money wasted, assuming you attack the problem properly.aptpupilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534091889513530465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662318861484611415.post-20997828813893280082012-02-09T17:17:39.104-08:002012-02-09T17:17:39.104-08:00We insulated the hell out of our attic and even pu...We insulated the hell out of our attic and even put foil up there, and noticed no difference in temp last winter. I honestly am so pissed about the whole cost being for nothing. I think all the heat is going out our walls, which (we think) aren&#39;t insulated on the second level. BOOOOSara @ Russet Street Renohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120089301670852587noreply@blogger.com